By Minister Muhammad Abdullah Muhammad
National "Latino" Representative of the Nation Of Islam
Throughout the "Latino" community many people are asking what is Islam? Briefly let us examine the following words:
1. ISLAM which is Arabic means:Peace, due to the submission to God
2. SALAAM which is Arabic means: Peace as in Jeru-SALEM which means: founded in Peace ,
3.MUSLIM which means one who submits themselves entirely to God, therefore, has PEACE.
These four words have the same etymological root,SLM-"Peace" Islam (peace) is the nature of God and His creation. The moon, the sun, the ants, and the elephants submit to the Creator's law, consequently they are Muslims. Unfortunately, during the last 6,000 years a peace breaker has been altering God's principle of Truth in our planet. We, Latin Americans, are decendants of two conquered people(the Blacks brought from Africa, and the Native Aboriginal of the Americas). We have lost all earthly possessions belonging to our ancestors. We have received in exchange, a Bible and the promise of peace and heavenly riches-after we die. However, those who taught us religion do not wait to die in order to live comfortably in the sweet bye and bye. They have built their heaven on earth over our backs, blood and sweat.This has been the great deceit.
Islam is an intragal part of the "Hispanic" culture. The Muslim (Moor) ruled and civilized Spain for 800 years (from 711 to 1492). The Moors introduced to Europe algebra, trigonometry, chemistry, modern surgery, the bath tub, gun powder, the decimal cipher, the compass, and reintroduced grest Greek philosophers such as Aristotle, Plato and others. This infusion of knowledge and culture directly motivated the European renaissance. Many Spanish surnames and words have thier origin in Arabic: Medina, Almanzar, Trujillo,Almodovar, Madrid, Andalucia, Alcaldeojala, ole, aceite,azucar, cafe, almohada, almibar, dinero, ect... Also many of the slaves brought from Africa practiced Islam. Muslimslave rebellions occurred in Santo Domingo(1522), Puerto Rico(1527), Brazil and Cuba.
For almost 1000 years Europe was surrounded by Islamic powers. The Turkish Ottoman Empire, which reached the gates of Vienna, were to the East. Islamic Northern Africa was to its south and its West was flanked by the Moors in Spain. The European, fulfilling prophecies (Rev. 20) was unable to come out of his continent due to this blockade. But in 1492, coinciding with the expulsion of the Muslims from Granada, Columbus "discovers" America and the European is permitted to come out of Europe and conquer the world.
These people were given the power to decieve the whole world and to conquer every race and kindred of the earth. This freedom of action gave them the power to annihilate millions of Indigenous people in the Western Hemishpere. They brought, as slaves from Africa, millions of human beings. They subjugated India, China, Japan, and the Islands of the Pacific. It was given to them the power to establish racism in religion. They suggested through pictorial represetations, that the "Holy Family" and the "Son of God" were white and that "....if you see the Father, you see the Son" consequently insinuating that the Father (God) was also white. This created an inferiority complex in our people of color, many of them wishing to change their skin and hair color, to look like the white conquerors. We have lost the knowledge of ourselves and think of ourselves as servants, when in reality we are the legitamate heirs of the earth and the heavens (peace of mind), which has been stolen from us.
Today after 500 years of mental, physical and spirtual oppression, our oboriginal peoples, through deceit, are facing the Judge of Judges during Judgement Day. Through deceit , those who had the responsibility to teach us religion and morality, in the name of the Holy Jesus, established a government based in slavery, lies, sexism, racism, and the transgression of every imaginable law (quite contrary to what Jesus taught). As sheep we were seduced, and we have followed and imitated them in every transgression.
European colonizers say that they found in America and Africa primitive people, when in fact, these societies were structured on high morals and justice. Lying and stealing were severely punished and the drinking of "fire water" was not habitual. Though some of them did not wear much clothing, the lust and sexual worship that prevails today di not exist. The "Beast" is ruling this society and our people, who by nature are not beasts, have the mark of the beast in the forehead (beastial thoughts) and in their hands (beastial actions).
The worst victims are our women. The beastial society preceives them as objects of sexual pleasure, to be discarded after use. THE HONORABLE ELIJAH MUHAMMAD TEACHES US THAT NO NATION CAN RISE ABOVE THEIR WOMEN. THE WOMEN IS THE MOTHER, THE FIRST TEACHER, THE CONDUIT THROUGH WHOM WE PRODUCE OUR NATION. IF WE DO NOT PROTECT AND ELEVATE HER. WE WILL HAVE NO FUTURE. Our so-called "Latin" women are whistled at, shouted at horrible names, battered, and permitted to walk almost naked in public. They are not respected. We abondon them with the children they produce for us after a night of pleasure. How many of us are the product of these nights? How many of us had no father to raise us? The high percentage of fatherless children in our communities is alarming
Islam means discipline and adherence to the social and natural laws, which brings about peace in society. This discipline coupled with the recieving of the word of Truth, will resurrect our people. The Truth was hidden to allow the wrongdoers their time to rulr. Jesus said,"....you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (St. John 8:32). We are not yet free , from that we deduct that the truth has not arrived. But, yes, it has come! The Son of Man came to North America in search of what was lost. What was lost? The Aboriginal people of the earth (so-called Negros and the Indigenous Natives), who do not know themselves today,nor their God, their culture, their language, or their origin inthe world. Why di he come here? Because this country is the synthisis of all sinful and oppressive nations in the past : Babylon, Egypt,Sodom and Gomorrah: the only difference is that the United States is more corrupt. Let us learn from history. What is the chastisment being inflicted upon these nations today? Is this chastisement for the enslaved and ignorant people? Absolutely not, if they accept the guideance being given today.
This is the day of resurrection of the dead-of the mentally dead. The Son of Man, under the name of Master Fard Muhammad, made his appearance in the year 1930 and revealed the Truth that had been hidden . Our people's disintergration is caused by the fact that our minds are full of false ideas and concepts. Falsehood neither creates nor reproduces. What have we produced in 500 years since we were inslaved? Master Fard Muhammad raised one from among us, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, a decendant from slaves who struggled for 40 years (as Moses) to establish the Nation Of Islam in the west. His student and successor, the Honorable Lois Farrakhan continues carrying the torch that illuminates the wayto saftey. The power of the wicked will only remain as long as our people remain asleep. A man of great eloquence,humdreds of thousands of people come to hear the speeches by the Honorable Louis Farrakhan. Anchored in God's faith, his clear voice is free from fear. It does not waiver when it comes to defending the Truth on behalf of our subjugated people.
My beloved "Latino" brother or sister. Be careful! Our oppressers have planned to cut off every means of sustenance, education, employment,and hospitals. Drugs, sex , violence are being provided to impede us from developing spiritually and to induce us to kill one another. The slave is not needed any longer. There is no future in this world for us. We need to control our enviornment and our childrens education. We need to buy farmland, build our own hospitals, and TV channel that will provide decent programs. Should we not do it, we will not survive the immenent fall of this system. Come and learn the pure Truth from the Honorable Louis Farrakhan. Time is short. Only we, with the help of Allah (God), can stop the precipitous fall of our people. Our God is powerful, real, and can protect us, as he protected Israel in Egypt. This is our day. Remember! Truth is what can be proven mathematically. We have accepted as truth everything that was taught to us without questioning it and without receiving even one proof.
Interview with the National "Latino" Represenative
